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47. I fully understand their position.

Thu Jun 2, 2022, 06:50 PM

Jun 2022

I wouldn't blame them. Unless you live in Honduras or some such place, there should NOT be a reason (or permission!!) to publicly pack a firearm. If they are scared of the Taliban coming to invade Tucson, they need to be disarmed and sequestered away in some institution anyway.

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Saw a guy today sitting by the kids play area at the mall [View all] doc03 Jun 2022 OP

toting your weapon of mass destruction is a form of terrorism and gun owners know it nt msongs Jun 2022 #1

That is their goal to get someone to say something nt doc03 Jun 2022 #4

"toting your weapon" ForgedCrank Jun 2022 #5

Businesses without weapons bans are asking to get sued when something does go bad. Thomas Hurt Jun 2022 #2

Even my local public library branch wnylib Jun 2022 #22

JFC Ananda62 Jun 2022 #3

Depends where you live I guess. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2022 #6

I walked into Goodwill once and there was a man with a gun there. I just turned and walked out. demigoddess Jun 2022 #61

Holy moley Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #7

Yep security can't do anything but call the local doc03 Jun 2022 #8

(1) He's overcompensating. (2) He's a psycho who enjoys frightening others. highplainsdem Jun 2022 #9

Or dead inthewind21 Jun 2022 #19

Yup. SunSeeker Jun 2022 #36

They needed a study for that? jmowreader Jun 2022 #53

I'd have called the police... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #10

If it's legal you might have trouble Getting police involved. USALiberal Jun 2022 #17

If the mall has a no weapons policy it is not legal. bottomofthehill Jun 2022 #21

The sign about no firearms is kind of vague as I remember doc03 Jun 2022 #25

That is a shitty sign, you are right. bottomofthehill Jun 2022 #28

He might be the police. progressoid Jun 2022 #55

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2022 #57

+1, uponit7771 Jun 2022 #56

They're all "good guys with guns" moondust Jun 2022 #11

That's Ohio open carry and concealed carry for everyone. nt doc03 Jun 2022 #12

Live entertainment, DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area for beer and booze), and guns... Backseat Driver Jun 2022 #46

The mall cop should have called a real cop spanone Jun 2022 #13

Walk right towards him, get eye contact and smile broadly.... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #14

They you FALL away Wednesdays Jun 2022 #31

No dipshit open carrying in a shopping mall or anywhere in public is going to shoot someone... A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #49

I've mocked people like that. hunter Jun 2022 #54

Most open carry idiots I see are just showing off.... USALiberal Jun 2022 #15

Yep, attention seekers. nt Cognitive_Resonance Jun 2022 #16

Yep Rebl2 Jun 2022 #23

They are no better than flashers. Iggo Jun 2022 #30

This is terrorism. The message: no place is safe. Hekate Jun 2022 #18

Walk up to the Guy and say pwb Jun 2022 #20

What was he age wise? Aviation Pro Jun 2022 #24

This needs to be a campaign message: nuxvomica Jun 2022 #26

My cousin in (near San Antonio) TX posted some pictures around Christmas time japple Jun 2022 #27

Since he was in his own home rhiannon55 Jun 2022 #41

I guess keeping them safe from snakes, rabid dogs...you know, the usual things that japple Jun 2022 #50

I've never seen a mall which doesn't prohibit firearms nt Shermann Jun 2022 #29

Several years ago here in Texas, three guys robbed a jewelry store. Lonestarblue Jun 2022 #32

Even worse than when a good guy with a gun gets shot renate Jun 2022 #39

This! The "good guy with a gun" theory needs to be demolished by American voters FakeNoose Jun 2022 #48

An AR-15 Would Take Him Out Before His Hand Could Touch His Gun nt SoCalDavidS Jun 2022 #33

You could take him out by sneaking up behind him and garroting him A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #51

I would be tempted to smile at him and say Demobrat Jun 2022 #34

My rule in such circumstances is to find the manager - in this case the mall manager. TomSlick Jun 2022 #35

Open carry is a foolish practice. PTWB Jun 2022 #37

It's pure bullying and intimidation by fucking insecure cowards Novara Jun 2022 #38

These days, when I'm back in Texas (which is rare enough) DFW Jun 2022 #40

when my wife lived in Tucson cab67 Jun 2022 #44

Scary enough DFW Jun 2022 #45

I know a couple of cops. cab67 Jun 2022 #42

I fully understand their position. DFW Jun 2022 #47

I was in a all today that was crowded with a lot of families with children. kimbutgar Jun 2022 #43

Not legal where I live. hunter Jun 2022 #52

Where's the Mall Ninja when you need him? sir pball Jun 2022 #58

All the malls I know are gun free zones. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #59

I love it when they blow their own dicks off Blue Owl Jun 2022 #60

Since I'm one of those people sarisataka Jun 2022 #62